diff --git a/gtk/TorrentCellRenderer.cc b/gtk/TorrentCellRenderer.cc
index 298e4e6bb..cf187277e 100644
--- a/gtk/TorrentCellRenderer.cc
+++ b/gtk/TorrentCellRenderer.cc
@@ -119,12 +119,9 @@ private:
 
     static void set_icon(Gtk::CellRendererPixbuf& renderer, Glib::RefPtr<Gio::Icon> const& icon, IconSize icon_size);
     static void adjust_progress_bar_hue(
-        Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Surface> const& bg_surface,
         Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> const& context,
         Gdk::RGBA const& color,
-        Gdk::Rectangle const& area,
-        double bg_x,
-        double bg_y);
+        Gdk::Rectangle const& area);
 
 private:
     TorrentCellRenderer& renderer_;
@@ -301,23 +298,14 @@ void render_impl(Gtk::CellRenderer& renderer, Ts&&... args)
 } // namespace
 
 void TorrentCellRenderer::Impl::adjust_progress_bar_hue(
-    Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Surface> const& bg_surface,
     Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> const& context,
     Gdk::RGBA const& color,
-    Gdk::Rectangle const& area,
-    double bg_x,
-    double bg_y)
+    Gdk::Rectangle const& area)
 {
     using TrCairoContextOperator = IF_GTKMM4(Cairo::Context::Operator, Cairo::Operator);
 
     auto const mask_surface = get_mask_surface(context->get_target(), area);
 
-    // Add background under the progress bar, for better results around the transparent areas
-    context->set_source(bg_surface, bg_x, bg_y);
-    context->set_operator(TR_CAIRO_CONTEXT_OPERATOR(DEST_OVER));
-    context->rectangle(area.get_x(), area.get_y(), area.get_width(), area.get_height());
-    context->fill();
-
     // Adjust surface color
     context->set_source_rgb(color.get_red(), color.get_green(), color.get_blue());
     context->set_operator(static_cast<TrCairoContextOperator>(CAIRO_OPERATOR_HSL_COLOR));
@@ -357,24 +345,9 @@ void TorrentCellRenderer::Impl::render_progress_bar(
 #endif
     }
 
-#if GTKMM_CHECK_VERSION(4, 0, 0)
-    auto const context = snapshot->append_cairo(area);
-    auto const surface = context->get_target();
-#else
-    auto const context = snapshot;
-    auto const surface = Cairo::Surface::create(
-        context->get_target(),
-        area.get_x(),
-        area.get_y(),
-        area.get_width(),
-        area.get_height());
-#endif
+    auto const context = IF_GTKMM4(snapshot->append_cairo(area), snapshot);
 
-    double dx = 0;
-    double dy = 0;
-    context->device_to_user(dx, dy);
-
-    adjust_progress_bar_hue(surface, temp_context, color, temp_area, dx - area.get_x(), dy - area.get_y());
+    adjust_progress_bar_hue(temp_context, color, temp_area);
 
     context->set_source(temp_context->get_target(), area.get_x(), area.get_y());
     context->rectangle(area.get_x(), area.get_y(), area.get_width(), area.get_height());